‘I had to stop for my mental health’

Lucas Boy Officially compete again in ATP circuit At the start of the season, after more than six months of inactivity. However, little is known in detail, The reasons that kept him away from the tour and the tennis player himself was responsible for telling them in an interview during the last hours..

Currently among the top 500 players in the world, Pouille, who knew how to be in the top ten of the ATP rankings and winner of five titles, spoke exclusively with L’Equipe On the difficult time he went through:With the injuries I started to see everything in black. I locked myself away and didn’t tell anyone. For the sake of my mental health, it was necessary to stop“.

He then explained how he was able to recover and move on: “It was holidays, friends, family. Golfing, surfing, and having fun with my parents, brothers, daughter, and wife. Interest in other things. We are like in a bubble. You don’t necessarily realize what life is. It was so much fun getting out of it all, not talking about tennis anymore, it did me a lot“.

The Frenchman, who made the decision to resume professional activity, warned:If I get seriously injured again, I don’t know if I will have the courage and strength to try to get back in the ring again“.